Women’s Fashions: 1860s-1920s

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  • 1860s: A fashion fold-out from the 1863 Godey’s Lady’s book, part of the Rose Hill Museum library collection.

  • 1870s: The Cahoon sisters, left to right: Lydia (b. 1835, d. 1917), Laura (b. 1841, d. 1917), Martha (b. 1844, d. 1903) and Ida (b. 1852, d. 1917). The photograph is undated but we can guess at the time period, in part, by the dress of the four sisters. The abundance of ruffles and trim on both the skirts and bodices, the bustles and the cascade of hair curls seem to indicate this photo was taken sometime in the early- to mid-1870s. 

  • 1880s: Effie Cahoon Ellis (b.1861, d.1888). This portrait photograph was most likely taken on her wedding day in 1883.

  • 1890s: Puffed sleeves were all the rage in the mid-1890s, the time period when we believe this picture was taken of Annabelle Aldrich Terry (b. 1873, d. 1950). 

  • 1900s: Mabel Peters (b. 1884) is wearing the “S-bend” style dress, popular in the early 1900s.

  • 1910s: Wedding fashion from the 1910s. This group photo was taken for the 1914 wedding of Meta Stark Hinz (b. 1890, d. 1955) and Arthur Hinz (b. 1890, d. 1956). Meta’s wedding dress is part of The Bay Village Historical Society’s costume collection. 

  • 1920s: Martha Bassett Beaucock (born Aldrich) (b.1865, d.1957). With her cloche hat, Mary Jane shoes and drop waist dress, Martha screams the 1920s.  

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